Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Judges 11:1-40
Jephthah and five other judges (10:1-12:15)Little is known of the political or military activities of the judges Tola and Jair. They both exercised power for lengthy periods, and Jair’s family certainly enjoyed considerable power and prestige among the East Jordan tribes (10:1-5).Again the Israelites turned away from Yahweh and worshipped false gods, and again they were punished. The Ammonites conquered the eastern tribes, crossed Jordan, and seized large portions of Israelite territory in... read more
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 11:23
Judges 11:23. So now the Lord, &c. God, the sovereign Lord of all lands, hath given us this land; this he adds, as a further and convincing reason; because otherwise it might have been alleged against the former argument, that they could gain no more right to that land from Sihon, than Sihon himself had. And shouldest thou possess it? It was absurd to think that they should take pains to conquer it, and God should give it to them, only that they might reinstate the Moabites or... read more